Escape the single-threaded event loop in browsers and on the server. Here's how to use worker threads and web workers for modern multithreading in JavaScript.

It is built on a single-threaded, non-blocking event loop, the Google Chrome V8 JavaScript engine, and a low-level I/O API. Various techniques, including the cluster module, allow Node.js apps to ...

The main event loop in an application is an example. The loop keeps repeating until a keyboard, mouse or tap event occurs. See event loop. Advertisement. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.